estate
noun /ɪˈsteɪt/
/ɪˈsteɪt/
- [countable] (British English) an area of land with a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it
- on an estate She lives in a tower block on an estate in London.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- massive
- small
- …
- build
- on an/the estate
- [countable] a large area of land, usually in the country, that is owned by one person or family
- a 3 000-acre estate
- on an estate The poet's childhood was spent on a country estate.
- She receives rent from all the people whose cottages are on estate land.
Extra Examples- Gilbert was heir to an extensive landed estate.
- He owned a palatial estate in California.
- Queen Victoria bought the estate in 1848.
- The family owns a large estate in the north of the country.
- the family estate at Kostroma
- the family mansion and sprawling country estate
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- have
- own
- buy
- …
- manager
- owner
- worker
- …
- on an/the estate
- estate of
- an heir to an estate
- (law) [countable, uncountable] all the money and property that a person owns, especially everything that is left when they die
- Her estate was left to her daughter.
- He left estate valued at a million dollars.
Extra Examples- He owns personal estate worth $30 million.
- It took seven years to settle the estate.
- The bulk of his estate was bequeathed to his son Jacob.
- assets from your taxable estate
- to transfer estate taxes to the next generation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- taxable
- bequeath
- leave
- inherit
- …
- be valued at something
- be worth something
- tax
- sale
- [countable] (also estate car (both British English), North American English station wagon)a car with a lot of space behind the back seats and a door at the back for loading large items see also fourth estate, real estate
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘state or condition’): from Old French estat, from Latin status ‘state, condition’, from stare ‘to stand’.